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"It’s a blistering, no-holds-barred attack on Trump — including animated full-frontal nudity of the aforementioned micropenis. And it comes at a moment when so many in the media — Parker and Stone’s corporate bosses in particular — are terrified of pointing out that the president is acting like a fascist, or that the only cause or person he seemingly has ever cared about is himself."

rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-
#Trump #Epstein #Southpark #Paramount

South Park Donald Trump Parody
Rolling Stone · Yes, ‘South Park’ Went There — And It’s GloriousBy Alan Sepinwall

The #FCC on Thursday approved the merger between #Paramount Global & #Skydance Media, clearing the way for an $8.4B sale of some of the most prominent names in entertainment, including the #CBS broadcast TV network, #ParamountPictures, & the #Nickelodeon cable channel.

The FCC agreed to transfer broadcast licenses for 28 owned-&-operated CBS TV stations to the new owners after Paramount paid $16M to settle a lawsuit filed by #Trump….

#law #corruption
reuters.com/sustainability/boa

All it took was a $16 million bribe and future promises of $20 million in free MAGA ads. I guess that's just the cost of big business in America these days.
#Paramount #StarTrek

Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group Skydance
nbcnews.com/business/business-

NBC News · Trump administration greenlights Paramount's $8 billion merger with entertainment group SkydanceBy Rob Wile

Given Star Trek, South Park and SpongeBob (or Nickelodeon) are on DVD/Blu-ray, and those are two-thirds of the reasons to get Paramount+...

From April 2024: Where can you buy DVDs and Blu-rays?
diversetechgeek.com/where-can-

Samsung DVD player
Diverse Tech Geek · Where can you buy DVDs and Blu-rays?I look at where you can buy used and new DVDs and Blu-rays, including Amazon, eBay, and even Redbox kiosks.

GOOD! 😈 #Trump #WhiteHouse Rages Over ‘#SouthPark’ Episode, Calls Show ‘Fourth-Rate’

The president cowed #Paramount execs, but the company’s talent is rebelling. Now, the administration is melting down

By Andrew Perez, Asawin Suebsaeng
July 24, 2025

Excerpt: "The twice-impeached, repeatedly indicted president has for decades harbored intense, mean-spirited pop-culture fixations, and that personality trait has not changed six months into his second administration. It would be easier to shrug off his celebrity obsessions as mere cattiness, if waging war on late-night television and its corporate owners weren’t an actual facet of his administration’s sprawling project of #authoritarianism and #fear.

"Prior to the White House’s statement, Rolling Stone had asked several Trump advisers if clips of the latest South Park episode had been circulating among Trump’s staff. One senior administration official replied, 'Of course,' noting how much their phone had lit up about it. A Trump adviser also said they’d seen it, and that as a longtime fan of the series, they found it 'disappointing.' [Who cares!]

"Trump recently secured a hefty payout from Paramount to settle his meritless lawsuit against CBS News’ 60 Minutes, based on his claims that the show selectively edited an interview with former Vice President Kamala Harris, his 2024 opponent, to 'make her look better.' The agreement is part of a broader pattern of major corporations settling Trump’s baseless lawsuits, agreeing to shovel millions of dollars into his presidential library fund (*) to accommodate the president.

"The Paramount settlement comes as the firm seeks regulatory approval for its merger with Skydance — and appears to contain more than just a payout to Trump’s library fund. According to Trump, the deal includes a $16 million settlement as well as $20 million 'from the new Owners, in Advertising, #PSAs, or similar Programming.'

"South Park specifically skewered the reported PSA arrangement on
Wednesday. The episode concluded with an AI-generated PSA showing a fully nude Trump wandering the desert with a 'teeny tiny' penis."

* Trump's library fund? Do they mean Fantasy Island Book Store? lol! 😂

rollingstone.com/politics/poli

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Satan, Donald Trump South Park
Rolling Stone · Trump White House Rages Over ‘South Park’ Episode, Calls Show ‘Fourth-Rate’By Andrew Perez
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#CBS said South Park season 23 drove 113 million views over 10 episodes across platforms in 2019 and averaged 1.4 million viewers per episode, which... sounds like the same ballpark as #Colbert's 2M viewers a night and regular millions of viewers four days a week on YouTube for $100M for 150 episodes a year.

#Paramount just inked a $1.5B deal with South Park for $30M an episode.

"Just Business".

hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne

'South Park' Viewers Watched 30 Billion Minutes of Show in 2019
The Hollywood Reporter · ‘South Park’ Viewers Watched 30 Billion Minutes of Show in 2019 (Exclusive)By Rick Porter